Hiero Day 2013: What’s on tap at Linden Street Brewery

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Members of the Oakland, Calif. hip hop group Hieroglyphics — Domino, from left, Casual and Pep Love — pose for a photograph in their studio, Aug. 7, 2013. They’re preparing for the second annual Hiero Day music festival, to be held MonDay in Jack London Square. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)

OAKLAND — Hieroglyphics drew thousands of people last year for the inaugural Hiero Day, a free street festival and hip-hop concert on the streets of Oakland. The follow-up will take place on Monday, Sept. 2, and the lineup has expanded beyond the Bay Area.

Hiero Day will be co-hosted by Chuy Gomez, the recently dismissed co-host of KMEL’s morning show; Oakland rapper Mistah F.A.B., who unexpectedly helped host the event last year; and Sway, the Oakland-born MTV notable and “Wake-Up Show” DJ.

The event will take place at Linden Street Brewery, at 95 Linden St. near Jack London Square, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Hiero Day is free, but tickets are necessary to enter the actual brewery; all tickets available at hieroday.eventbrite.com were claimed as of Tuesday evening.

The Bay Bridge will be closed, so public transportation to the event is highly suggested. The event is about a mile away from BART and a few blocks from the Oakland Ferry Terminal; AC Transit buses will be operating on a holiday schedule, and the free Broadway Shuttle will not be running, according to its holiday schedule.

Vendors will serve food, and the brewery will have a special beer for the occasion, with alcohol tickets for sale at the cash-only event. Water stations will be available, so event coordinators suggest bringing a refillable water bottle.

The following musical guests for this year’s event have officially been announced, but special guests could appear — Zion I and The Grouch were among the unannounced guests at the 2012 event.

— Hieroglyphics: Duh. Hiero quartet Souls of Mischief is expected to perform their seminal album “93 Till Infinity” in full to mark the 20th anniversary of its release.

— Murs and Fashawn: Murs, a king of underground rap from Oakland-turned-L.A. collective Living Legends, and Fashawn, a younger emcee who has electrified the Fresno hip-hop scene and drawn international attention with his solo debut and mixtapes, released an album together last year.

— Latyrx: The combination of East Bay natives Lyrics Born and Lateef the Truth Speaker released a self-titled album revered by underground hip-hop fans in 1997; a follow-up LP is expected this year.

— Strong Arm Steady: Southern California group now features Mitchy Slick, Krondon and Phil Da Agony; it has been a longtime force in hip-hop and once counted among its ranks East Bay rapper Planet Asia, who performed at the first Hiero Day.

— Adrian Younge presents Venice Dawn: Adrian Younge is a superproducer who is following records with rapper Ghostface Killah and Motown-era soul legends The Delfonics by producing an upcoming Souls of Mischief record.

— Dan the Automator: Bay Area hip-hop producer worked with Hiero rapper Del the Funky Homosapien on “Deltron 3030,” a 2000 concept album revered by fans. A follow-up album is due later this year.

— The Bangerz: South Bay-born collective will have San Jose’s Rey Resurreccion joining them.